Clinical trials: Unnecessary Procedures
Brain Injuries, Pulmonary Embolism
Improving the Stewardship of Diagnostic Imaging Resources in Alberta Emergency Departments
Utilization of diagnostic imaging in the Emergency Department has increased dramatically over the past two decades, driven by an increased availability of advanced imaging, legal pressures to exclude serious diagnoses in low-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT02410941
- Testing
- Clinical decision support
- Where
- 16 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 52,058 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Health Services Misuse, Physician's Practice Patterns
Effects of Provider Commitments to Choose Wisely
Clinicians' decisions to order potentially unnecessary services -- such as those targeted in the Choosing Wisely® campaign -- are often affected by their high-pressure practice environments, which can make it hard to consistently…
- Conditions
- Health Services Misuse, Physician's Practice Patterns, Guideline Adherence, Unnecessary Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT03411525
- Testing
- Commitment Invitation for Clinicians (Clinician Intervention), Health Education Materials to Patients (Patient Intervention)
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 489 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan